2026 Compare Cities Education:
Harrison, AR vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 22.1% more per student than Harrison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.1% higher in Hot Springs than in Harrison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrison
 Harrison, ARHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,684  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio8.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Harrison    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I've lived here for 11  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hot & humid in the summer. Cold with ice storms in the whinter. Beutyfull colors in the fall. Rains alot in the spring but pleasant  More

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Over 17 years ago

Harrison is a lovely town close to the Buffalo National River, in the middle of the beautiful Ozarks, Branson, Mo, and several lakes. The area is green and lush,the  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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